/ skaɪv; NAmE / verb
skive (off) ( BrE , informal ) to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving early
SYN bunk off :
[ v ]
'Where's Tom?' 'Skiving as usual.'
She always skives off early on Fridays.
[ vn ]
I skived the last lecture.
► skiver noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: perhaps from French esquiver slink away.